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The Boeing Company‘s (NYSE:BA) credit rating may be lowered to junk as a strike stands to cripple production and cash flow. Aircraft assembly workers walked off the job early Friday morning after rejecting a contract offer presented by Boeing and the International Association of Machinists...

Australia is set to implement laws that will allow workers to disregard unreasonable calls and messages from their employers outside of work hours without facing any repercussions. This is part of a broader set of changes to industrial relations laws proposed by the federal government. What...

A recent report by Reuters suggests that SpaceX employees are resorting to drastic measures, including using stimulants and IV fluids and even sleeping in restrooms, to keep pace with Elon Musk's ambitious project timelines. What Happened:  The investigation by Reuters, which...

LinkedIn has roughly 930 million members in more than 200 countries around the world, making it the largest professional networking platform by far.  While much of what you see on LinkedIn is rehashed information, there are times when something truly unique comes to light. And that's what...

Sega of America (a subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings Inc - ADR (OTC: SGAMY) officially unionized following a successful vote by more than 200 workers stationed at the company's Irvine and Burbank, California offices. The worker's demands centered around higher base pay, improved...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is giving advice to businesses on how to develop marijuana policies, reported Marijuana Moment. The CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), a research agency focused on the study of worker safety and health,...

Louisiana employees who use medical marijuana may soon receive much-needed protection from being fired, reported Marijuana Moment. Sponsored by Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, House Bill 988 passed the Senate on Wednesday in a 26-8 vote. The legislation, which is now heading...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has agreed to pay $30 million to retail workers who were subjected to routine searches of their bags off the clock when they left work after or during their shifts. In 2013, Apple Store employees filed a class-action lawsuit claiming that they were not paid for...

  Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced a corporate lottery called "Max Your Vax" for its frontline employees, giving them a chance to win $500,000, cars, and holiday vacations if they're vaccinated against COVID-19, Bloomberg reports. The...

With the COVID-19 pandemic, an increase in automation, both in the service and manufacturing sector, may put workers in jeopardy across the U.S. By allowing automation in facilities, services may improve productivity and cost jobs, the New York Times reports.  Last year many sectors...